whether it’s kids relationships or just
plain old principles some things are
just more important than your acting
career in this job you carry one
suitcase your home is the available
transportation welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 actors who walked away
from fame that’s not a true hero but I
don’t know what is for this list we’re
looking at actors and actresses who
achieved a sizable amount of fame and
success but gave it all up voluntarily
poor kid what are you talking about he’s
the richest kid in the world you don’t
have children do you des that being said
if the actor or actress did come back
that’s alright too as long as they did
purposefully take a hiatus from their
work at some point don’t you ever just
kick back number 10
Phoebe Cates hi-bred ever wonder what
happened to the bombshell from Fast
Times at Ridgemont High well wonder no
more
as the one and only Phoebe Cates left
the acting scene by officially retiring
in 1994 in order to raise her kids
we don’t blame her as having kids is a
tough job she did make a brief return as
a personal favor for her friend and
director of 2001 the anniversary party
you don’t miss it huh never but aside
from that it’s been all quiet on the
Fame front for this gremlins lady thanks
for walking me home Billy hey no prob
night number nine Renee Zellweger Here I
am Renee Zellweger owned the early 2000s
giving a voice to the perky Bridget
Jones was the first step and eventually
she took home an Oscar for her
supporting role in cold mountain math my
daddy’s after this however her films
began to decline in popularity
eventually leading her to take a
five-year break from acting for all you
Zellweger fans out there
fear not for she is scheduled to return
to the big screen soon though she may
look a little different the next time we
see her people don’t know me in my 40s
she’s in her 40s
perhaps I look different who doesn’t as
they get older but I am different I am
happy number 8 Cary Grant hello hello if
you’re not sure what movies he was in
just ask a film buff how great
Hitchcock’s North by Northwest is tell
me why are you so good to me should I
climb up and tell you why but when his
daughter was born and Grant was 62 he
gave it all up to give her his full
attention
and change is fun for a while he was
still active working for several
companies as part of their board of
directors but he never again graced the
screen with his presence after 1960
sixes walk don’t run oh I have to get
home it’s our 25th wedding anniversary
tomorrow I’ve never missed one when he
died in 1986 the world of cinema lovers
warned the loss of an icon about getting
out of here come on child
out number 7 Grace Kelly
another Hollywood icon Grace Kelly Sean
on the screen and a handful of Hitchcock
films as well as the Jarrah defining
film High Noon so why’d she walk away
she had a pretty good reason she became
a princess that’s right in 1956 at the
age of 26
Kelly married Prince Rainier the third
of Monaco well I I sort of dream princes
before I had much time to imagine what
it would be she was no longer permitted
to act so she began philanthropic
endeavors and embraced her duties as a
princess grace bowed to the outcry and
gave up her hopes of returning to acting
turns out silver screen royalty makes
for pretty good actual royalty
start setting up antenna
number six Freddie Prinze jr. you ready
to go after a slew of rom-coms aimed at
teenaged audiences Freddie Prinze jr.
was slated to be America’s next great
heartthrob what now
I don’t know however he has since
stepped out of the spotlight when it
comes to major acting roles you need
your space from croaker land and
probably for me too in the late nineties
he took on a creative role behind the
scenes for the WWE and made the
occasional guest starring appearance you
will team up with John Cena yeah he also
had a few voice acting jobs in recent
years as well as a small stint on the
hit show 24 in spite of all this he’s
shown no effort to recapture his former
glory seemingly content with these
smaller projects do whatever you guys do
number 5
Mauro Wilson if you were born in the
late 80s or early 90s you probably have
fond memories of this beloved child star
after all she was in such art felt
classics as mrs. Doubtfire and Matilda
but like many other child stars you
either retire early or live long enough
to see yourself fall apart and know how
the sound works
luckily Wilson was the former and in
2013 after her career waned she made it
clear that she wouldn’t act on the big
screen again it’s true it’s it’s very
true she has signed a book deal however
and the tentative release date for her
first novel is 2016 well certainly you
are the voice of experience having been
there and then extricated yourself from
the whole business number four Greta
Garbo
this Swedish acting powerhouse was
recruited to one of Hollywood’s pillars
MGM early in her career and appeared in
a handful of masterpieces but missed
covers everything and out of it may rise
at any moment the shape of the beloved
one however her background made her much
more popular with European audiences
which were hard to come by in the Second
World War I thought should sympathize
coupled with her appearance in two-faced
woman a critical disaster at the time
eventually led her to give up acting
altogether coincidentally she was
offered the role of a bygone film star
in Sunset Boulevard right mr. DeMille
I’m ready for my close tenth despite her
being perfect for the role she turned it
down she managed to number three Dave
Chappelle undercity started bitches
honestly who among us hasn’t caught
themselves yelling I’m Rick James bitch
i’ma win today yes Dave Chappelle was
one of the biggest names in comedy for a
big chunk of the late 90s and early
2000s smooth moon piece don’t believe us
just check out the hilarious Chappelle’s
Show I was a crazy place after some
turbulence with the series however where
Chappelle expressed that he was not
happy with his amount of creative
freedom he left before season 3 could
finish production don’t go nowhere we’ll
be right back since 2007 he still been
performing stand-up but has made almost
no media appearances I’m Ben Chappelle
you’re the best audience in the world
number two Macaulay Culkin ah everyone’s
favorite prankster rose to widespread
fame after the release of home alone and
its sequel in which he took on the Wet
Bandits or sticky bandits or whatever
they call themselves
we’re the Wet Bandits afterwards he was
in a handful of underperforming movies
in 1994 sick kid berry he then took a
nine year hiatus from screen acting
after which he accepted roles in indie
films as well as TV cameos now I’m too
busy to hang out with me with a career
unfortunately marred by drug charges and
a suspicious relationship with Michael
Jackson pictures Macaulay Culkin now
performs in a comedy rock group called
the pizza underground before we move on
to our top pick here are some honorable
mentions Tim hello that’s good you’re
joking right no I’ve just changed my
mind
I’m funny how I mean funny like I’m a
clown may amuse you I make you laugh
well that is so sweet Frank thank you
sweet okay
number one Rick Moranis okay who brought
the dog
in his heyday Rick Moranis was one of
the funniest actors around between
Ghostbusters and Spaceballs this
bespectacled actor had us all in
stitches
I always have coffee when I watch radar
you know that of course I do sir
everybody knows but his reason for
leaving acting behind was anything but
funny Moranis his wife Ann died of
breast cancer in 1991 and six years
later he retired to be with his family
that’s great that’s not that great why I
Shrunk the kids while he has made a few
comebacks in small roles since we still
miss him on the big screen but we’ve got
to respect his decision to be with those
most important to him thanks bye honey
do you agree with our list I think I’m
bleeding inside my chest what actors
who’ve left fame behind do you miss how
like I can make it up for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
yeah okay thanks
you
plain old principles some things are
just more important than your acting
career in this job you carry one
suitcase your home is the available
transportation welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 actors who walked away
from fame that’s not a true hero but I
don’t know what is for this list we’re
looking at actors and actresses who
achieved a sizable amount of fame and
success but gave it all up voluntarily
poor kid what are you talking about he’s
the richest kid in the world you don’t
have children do you des that being said
if the actor or actress did come back
that’s alright too as long as they did
purposefully take a hiatus from their
work at some point don’t you ever just
kick back number 10
Phoebe Cates hi-bred ever wonder what
happened to the bombshell from Fast
Times at Ridgemont High well wonder no
more
as the one and only Phoebe Cates left
the acting scene by officially retiring
in 1994 in order to raise her kids
we don’t blame her as having kids is a
tough job she did make a brief return as
a personal favor for her friend and
director of 2001 the anniversary party
you don’t miss it huh never but aside
from that it’s been all quiet on the
Fame front for this gremlins lady thanks
for walking me home Billy hey no prob
night number nine Renee Zellweger Here I
am Renee Zellweger owned the early 2000s
giving a voice to the perky Bridget
Jones was the first step and eventually
she took home an Oscar for her
supporting role in cold mountain math my
daddy’s after this however her films
began to decline in popularity
eventually leading her to take a
five-year break from acting for all you
Zellweger fans out there
fear not for she is scheduled to return
to the big screen soon though she may
look a little different the next time we
see her people don’t know me in my 40s
she’s in her 40s
perhaps I look different who doesn’t as
they get older but I am different I am
happy number 8 Cary Grant hello hello if
you’re not sure what movies he was in
just ask a film buff how great
Hitchcock’s North by Northwest is tell
me why are you so good to me should I
climb up and tell you why but when his
daughter was born and Grant was 62 he
gave it all up to give her his full
attention
and change is fun for a while he was
still active working for several
companies as part of their board of
directors but he never again graced the
screen with his presence after 1960
sixes walk don’t run oh I have to get
home it’s our 25th wedding anniversary
tomorrow I’ve never missed one when he
died in 1986 the world of cinema lovers
warned the loss of an icon about getting
out of here come on child
out number 7 Grace Kelly
another Hollywood icon Grace Kelly Sean
on the screen and a handful of Hitchcock
films as well as the Jarrah defining
film High Noon so why’d she walk away
she had a pretty good reason she became
a princess that’s right in 1956 at the
age of 26
Kelly married Prince Rainier the third
of Monaco well I I sort of dream princes
before I had much time to imagine what
it would be she was no longer permitted
to act so she began philanthropic
endeavors and embraced her duties as a
princess grace bowed to the outcry and
gave up her hopes of returning to acting
turns out silver screen royalty makes
for pretty good actual royalty
start setting up antenna
number six Freddie Prinze jr. you ready
to go after a slew of rom-coms aimed at
teenaged audiences Freddie Prinze jr.
was slated to be America’s next great
heartthrob what now
I don’t know however he has since
stepped out of the spotlight when it
comes to major acting roles you need
your space from croaker land and
probably for me too in the late nineties
he took on a creative role behind the
scenes for the WWE and made the
occasional guest starring appearance you
will team up with John Cena yeah he also
had a few voice acting jobs in recent
years as well as a small stint on the
hit show 24 in spite of all this he’s
shown no effort to recapture his former
glory seemingly content with these
smaller projects do whatever you guys do
number 5
Mauro Wilson if you were born in the
late 80s or early 90s you probably have
fond memories of this beloved child star
after all she was in such art felt
classics as mrs. Doubtfire and Matilda
but like many other child stars you
either retire early or live long enough
to see yourself fall apart and know how
the sound works
luckily Wilson was the former and in
2013 after her career waned she made it
clear that she wouldn’t act on the big
screen again it’s true it’s it’s very
true she has signed a book deal however
and the tentative release date for her
first novel is 2016 well certainly you
are the voice of experience having been
there and then extricated yourself from
the whole business number four Greta
Garbo
this Swedish acting powerhouse was
recruited to one of Hollywood’s pillars
MGM early in her career and appeared in
a handful of masterpieces but missed
covers everything and out of it may rise
at any moment the shape of the beloved
one however her background made her much
more popular with European audiences
which were hard to come by in the Second
World War I thought should sympathize
coupled with her appearance in two-faced
woman a critical disaster at the time
eventually led her to give up acting
altogether coincidentally she was
offered the role of a bygone film star
in Sunset Boulevard right mr. DeMille
I’m ready for my close tenth despite her
being perfect for the role she turned it
down she managed to number three Dave
Chappelle undercity started bitches
honestly who among us hasn’t caught
themselves yelling I’m Rick James bitch
i’ma win today yes Dave Chappelle was
one of the biggest names in comedy for a
big chunk of the late 90s and early
2000s smooth moon piece don’t believe us
just check out the hilarious Chappelle’s
Show I was a crazy place after some
turbulence with the series however where
Chappelle expressed that he was not
happy with his amount of creative
freedom he left before season 3 could
finish production don’t go nowhere we’ll
be right back since 2007 he still been
performing stand-up but has made almost
no media appearances I’m Ben Chappelle
you’re the best audience in the world
number two Macaulay Culkin ah everyone’s
favorite prankster rose to widespread
fame after the release of home alone and
its sequel in which he took on the Wet
Bandits or sticky bandits or whatever
they call themselves
we’re the Wet Bandits afterwards he was
in a handful of underperforming movies
in 1994 sick kid berry he then took a
nine year hiatus from screen acting
after which he accepted roles in indie
films as well as TV cameos now I’m too
busy to hang out with me with a career
unfortunately marred by drug charges and
a suspicious relationship with Michael
Jackson pictures Macaulay Culkin now
performs in a comedy rock group called
the pizza underground before we move on
to our top pick here are some honorable
mentions Tim hello that’s good you’re
joking right no I’ve just changed my
mind
I’m funny how I mean funny like I’m a
clown may amuse you I make you laugh
well that is so sweet Frank thank you
sweet okay
number one Rick Moranis okay who brought
the dog
in his heyday Rick Moranis was one of
the funniest actors around between
Ghostbusters and Spaceballs this
bespectacled actor had us all in
stitches
I always have coffee when I watch radar
you know that of course I do sir
everybody knows but his reason for
leaving acting behind was anything but
funny Moranis his wife Ann died of
breast cancer in 1991 and six years
later he retired to be with his family
that’s great that’s not that great why I
Shrunk the kids while he has made a few
comebacks in small roles since we still
miss him on the big screen but we’ve got
to respect his decision to be with those
most important to him thanks bye honey
do you agree with our list I think I’m
bleeding inside my chest what actors
who’ve left fame behind do you miss how
like I can make it up for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
yeah okay thanks
you
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